‘No one could cry to Shaggy’s It Wasn’t Me’: David O’Doherty’s honest playlist
The comedian can’t get enough of Miles Davis and Warren Zevon – but which 90s pop ballad does he perform when no one’s around?
July 2021
Reopening culture
Brighton Comedy Garden review – David O’Doherty brings the fireworks
Lou Sanders, Ed Gamble and John Robins cracked jokes for an acres-wide crowd, with O’Doherty’s delightful stream of consciousness the highlight
November 2018
David O'Doherty review – delightfully daft tonic in troubled times
From imagining Enya as president to a disappointing encounter with Leonardo da Vinci, the Irish whimsy merchant delivers oodles of soothing silliness
September 2015
Open mic
Misery loves comedy? It's time to forget the tears-of-a-clown cliche
Brian Logan
A new documentary suggests comedians are tortured geniuses, a breed apart. But they’re just regular people working hard at their craft
July 2014
TV review
Is there any TV worth watching in silly season?
With little but repeats, sport and gardening on the schedules, I've fallen out with my TV. But rewarding viewing is still out there – if you look beyond the mainstream channels, says Rebecca Nicholson
April 2014
Australia culture blog
David O’Doherty Will Try to Fix Everything review – tightly-woven tales of love and loss
Though the Irish comic rarely elicits belly laughs, his routines are warm, approachable and witty, writes Oliver Millman
October 2013
Comedy gold: the best standup on DVD
Comedy gold: David O'Doherty's The Half-Hour
Wilfully low-key, his comedy may not make much noise itself, but deserves a higher volume of praise
October 2012
This week's new live comedy
This week's new live comedy
Galway Comedy Festival | Margaret Cho: Mother | David O'Doherty: Seize The David O'Doherty
September 2012
Rory Sheridan's Tales of the Antarctic – review
This week's new live comedy
This week's new live comedy
August 2012
The last laugh: Edinburgh comics after they come off stage - in pictures
Nick Collett photographs comics moments after they have come off stage at the Edinburgh festival
June 2011
This week's new comedy
Kerry Godliman | Seann Walsh | David O'Doherty: Somewhere Over The David O'Doherty
August 2009
Live at the Edinburgh Festival
Live at the Edinburgh Festival: David O'Doherty and Sarah Millican
David O'Doherty
January 2009
Comedy preview: David O'Doherty, on tour
On tour, Sat 24 to Fri 30 Jan
August 2008
Theatre blog
Edinburgh festival: O'Doherty proves niceness works at the if.comedy awards
David O'Doherty wouldn't have been my first choice, but victory for the gentle Irish comic is still one in the eye for the Fringe's corporate promoters
Edinburgh festival: David O'Doherty wins if.comedy prize
Irish comedian takes home main prize at the if.comedy awards in Edinburgh
Edinburgh festival rapid review: David O'Doherty
The Stand 3, Edinburgh This amiably absurd Irish comic has Leo Benedictus in stitches - even before he arrives on stage
